# 116-hr-4732: To establish a Global Climate Change Resilience Strategy, to authorize the admission of climate-displaced persons, and for other purposes.

116-hr-4732, To establish a Global Climate Change Resilience Strategy, to authorize the admission of climate-displaced persons, and for other purposes., is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-4732
- Congress: 116
- Title: To establish a Global Climate Change Resilience Strategy, to authorize the admission of climate-displaced persons, and for other purposes.
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
- Introduced: 2019-10-17
- Sponsor: Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 14
- Policy area: International Affairs
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

This bill generally addresses the response of federal agencies to climate change, including by providing for the admission to the United States of climate displaced persons, by requiring the Department of State to develop a Global Climate Change Resilience Strategy, and by requiring the Government Accountability Office to report on the progress made towards incorporating climate change into the policy of departments and agencies.

## Cosponsors (14)

- Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2019-10-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40] (D-CA), 2019-10-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rouda, Harley [D-CA-48] (D-CA), 2019-10-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2019-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2019-10-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2019-10-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2019-10-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA), 2019-10-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2019-11-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16] (D-TX), 2019-11-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] (D-CA), 2019-11-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] (D-NY), 2019-11-13T00:00:00.000Z
- ELIOT ENGEL (D-NY), 2019-12-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25] (D-NY), 2020-01-17T00:00:00.000Z

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- 116-hr-7120: George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020
- 116-hr-7092: Great American Outdoors Act
- 116-hr-5845: Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act of 2020
- 116-hr-5221: 100% Clean Economy Act of 2019
- 116-hr-4104: Negro Leagues Baseball Centennial Commemorative Coin Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-4732 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/4732)

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- [116-hr-7092: Great American Outdoors Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7092)
- [116-hr-5845: Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-5845)
- [116-hr-5221: 100% Clean Economy Act of 2019](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-5221)
- [116-hr-4104: Negro Leagues Baseball Centennial Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-4104)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-4732 (as of 2025-11-18).